Travel

SpeechTrans Ultimate for iPhone – Review

speech trans Category: Travel Price: $19.99 TiP Rating: 4/5 stars Release Date: 04/12/2011 Version: v1.4 Languages: English, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish Seller: SpeechTrans Rated: 4+ Requirements: iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch running iOS 3.0 or later LINK TO... Read more »

My TSA for iPhone – Review

Screen shot 2011-08-08 at 6.06.37 PM Category: Travel Price: Free TiP Rating: 3/5 Release Date: Updated June 22, 2011 Current Version: 1.2 Seller: Transportation Security Administration Rated: 4+ Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 4.0 or later. Link to app App Store Description: My TSA gives you 24/7 access to information that passengers... Read more »

Hipmunk for iPhone – Review

Hipmunk icon Category: Travel Price: Free TiP Rating: 4/5 Release Date: Updated July 9, 2011 Current Version: 1.1.2 Seller: Hipmunk Rated: 4+ Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 4.0 or later. Link to app App Store Description: Hipmunk takes the agony out of flight search. With Hipmunk you'll see all the relevant flights on a... Read more »

GateGuru for iPhone – Review

GateGuru logo Category:Travel Price: Free TiP Rating: 4/5 Release Date: Updated April 1, 2011 Current Version: 2.2 Seller: Mobility Apps LLC Rated: 4+ Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 3.0 or later. Link to app App Store Description: GateGuru is the leading day-of travel application that covers over 120 airports across the... Read more »

Battle of the Travel Apps: TripCase vs. TripDeck

Screen shot 2011-05-15 at 3.37.55 PM The more I travel the more I depend on my phone to organize and manage my schedule and travel information. For a while I would use the built-in notes app to record my flight and hotel confirmation numbers, but now I've discovered two apps that help make traveling a little less stressful. Both TripCase and TripDeck let you manage your travel itineraries from your... Read more »

New iPhone and iPad Apps for the Upcoming Royal Wedding

Prince-Andrew-Kath-Middleton The royal wedding event of the century for Prince William and Kate Middleton is right around the corner, April 29.  If you are an English monarch history buff or a celebrity seeker, then you should be in your glory with all the attention being given to the upcoming ceremony.  In addition to all the news stories about the types of cake, food, bachelor parties,... Read more »

SpeechTrans – iPhone App Review [VID]

SpeechTrans-tn1.jpg Is $20 too much for a speech translation app? If you're lost in a foreign country, absolutely not! Check it out as Alex takes this traveler's must-have app for a... Read more »

GasBuddy – iPhone App Review [VID]

Gas-Buddy.jpg The price of gasoline is ridiculous these days. So why not do what Alex does, and make comparison shopping easy with the geo-locating GasBuddy app? Check out the... Read more »

Word Lens’ futuristic translations has us speechless

Word Lens’ futuristic translations has us speechless This is easily the coolest thing we've seen in a long time. Word Lens has officially blown our minds, thanks its amazing, scifi-like core function — to instantly translate whatever you point your iPhone camera at. It must use some type of OCR (optical character recognition) technology to "read" the text and then search for a translation. But what isn't clear is... Read more »

Orbitz app — a must-have for the travel season

Orbitz app — a must-have for the travel season Oh happy day! Orbitz, one of my favorite travel websites, now has mobile apps for the iOS & Android. Users can comparison shop airplane tickets, hotel rooms and cars, and reserve them from the app (instead of getting kicked out to the web browser to buy). And for those who need a fast getaway, you can even book for the same day. Other features include the... Read more »